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Character Period Cottage With Beautiful Views, Original Features, Five Bedrooms(one In Annex)Three Bath/shower Rooms, Cloakroom, Two Receptions, Hand-Built Kitchen (Slate Worktops)Guest Annex, Pretty Gardens, Country Views.

A delightful five-bedroom, semi-detached cottage, with stone patio, pretty garden, attached stone barn (converted to one-bedroom annex), a garage/workshop and wood store. With lovely countryside views and flanked by open fields, in the pretty Exmoor village of Parracombe. Approach
From Bodley Lane in Parracombe, Laurel Cottage is approached via a wooden gate set into a high stone wall. The garage and wood store are also accessible via doors from the lane. The door from the lane opens into a front courtyard area. Doors to a stone shed housing the oil tank and a smaller stone shed formerly used for coal storage. A part-glazed stable-style front door opens into:

Kitchen15' 10'' x 10' 8'' (4.83m x 3.27m)
Tiled floor. Doors to barn annex, dining room and garden. Range of hand-made wooden wall and base kitchen cupboards with slate worktops. Slate-topped island unit. Built-in dishwasher. Built- in fridge. Reconditioned oil-fired Aga. Double glazed windows. Double butler sink with chrome swan-neck mixer tap. Drainers cut into slate work top. Radiator. Recessed ceiling lighting. Stable-style door to the rear leads to:

Rear Lobby Area
Tiled floor. Part-glazed door to rear garden. Wooden door to

Utility/Cloakroom
Low level flush WC. Sink with mirror above and tiled splash-back. Boiler and hot water tank. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumbledryer.

Dining Room10' 2'' x 9' 0'' (3.1m x 2.75m)
Stripped wooden floor. Two windows to front. Feature fireplace with wooden mantle. Radiator. Door to:

Rear Hallway
Built-in storage cupboard. Wide Georgian-style stairwell. Stairs rise to a half-landing, with a large Georgian-style feature window to the front, and rise to the first floor landing. Door to living room.

Living Room15' 9'' x 12' 4'' (4.8m x 3.76m)
Fitted carpet. Two radiators. Part glazed door to conservatory. Feature fireplace with wooden mantle and surround. Small solid-fuel burner. Double glazed window to rear with views over the garden, village and surrounding countryside. Georgian-style panelling in recess below window.

Conservatory7' 8'' x 7' 3'' (2.36m x 2.22m)
Stone step. Double glazed on three sides with tongue-and-groove ceiling.

First Floor Landing
Doors to bedrooms one, two and main bathroom. Stairs to second floor.

Master Bedroom11' 8'' x 10' 9'' (3.56m x 3.28m)
Stripped wooden floor. Feature fireplace with cast iron grate, slate hearth, wooden mantle and surround. Built-in cupboard with shelves. Radiator. Double glazed window to rear with lovely views over the garden and countryside. Door and steps down to:

Dressing Room7' 8'' x 4' 1'' (2.35m x 1.25m)
Fitted carpet. Velux window. Door to en-suite bathroom. Door to second dressing room. Rail for hanging clothes. Radiator.

Second Dressing Room7' 3'' x 4' 3'' (2.22m x 1.32m)
Small window to side. Rail for hanging clothes.

Ensuite Bathroom7' 10'' x 6' 0'' (2.4m x 1.83m)
Tiled floor. Radiator. Roll-top bath with ball-and-claw feet and Victorian-style mixer tap with shower attachment; low-level flush WC; wash basin with tiled splash-back and mirror above. Velux window.

Bedroom Two10' 2'' x 9' 7'' (3.11m x 2.94m)
Fitted carpet. Casement windows to front. Small radiator.

Bathroom8' 9'' x 7' 3'' (2.67m x 2.21m)
Painted wooden floor. Tiled to ceiling height on two walls and to dado height on one wall. Double-glazed window to the rear with views over the garden to the village and surrounding countryside. Bathroom suite including: roll-top bath with ball-and-claw feet, side-fitted, Victorian-style mixer tap with shower attachment; fitted shower over bath; low-level flush WC; pedestal wash basin with mirrored cupboard above. Radiator. Towel rail.

Second Floor
A narrow staircase rises to the second floor landing. (Restricted headroom at top of stairs) Velux window. Door to eaves storage. Doors to bedrooms three and four (both currently used as offices).

Bedroom Three14' 6'' x 7' 11'' (4.44m x 2.43m)
Cottage style door with thumb-latch. Fitted carpet. Sloping walls. Double glazed window to side. Radiator.

Bedroom Four9' 4'' x 7' 10'' (2.86m x 2.4m)
Cottage style door with thumb-latch. Fitted carpet. Velux window. Radiator.

Barn Annex
(Potential for holiday let, B&B, guest accommodation, teenager space, etc.) From the main kitchen, a door opens to:

Kitchenette
Fitted carpet. Small window to front. Door to garage/workshop. Recessed ceiling lights. Base kitchen units with worktop over. Shelves above. Space for fridge freezer. Open-plan wooden stairs rise to the first floor bedroom.

Bedroom Five13' 2'' x 11' 10'' (4.03m x 3.62m)
One double-glazed casement window to the front and two to the rear with views across fields to the village. Laminate floor. Part-exposed wooden roof trusses. Built-in wardrobe with sliding doors. Built-in dressing table with mirror above. Recessed ceiling lights. Door to en-suite shower room.

Shower Room
Laminate floor. Shower cubicle with electric shower; low-level flush WC; wash basin in vanity unit with chrome mixer tap and tiled splash-back. Double-glazed window to the side with country views. Recessed ceiling lights.

Garage13' 6'' x 9' 5'' (4.14m x 2.88m)
Suitable for a small car, but currently used as a workshop/storeroom, with fitted workbench, power and light. Door to the ground floor of the barn. Double wooden doors (with low head-height) open onto the lane outside.

Woodstore
Stone built with round walls and slate tiled roof. Formerly part of a chimney with bread oven and now used for storing logs, etc.

Rear Garden
Attractive patio, made from natural stone, overlooking the village and surrounding countryside. Small greenhouse. Door to outhouse used for tool storage. Double glazed door to conservatory at rear. Lawn with flower-bed borders on two sides. Small vegetable patch, with two raised beds, at the rear. Wooden fence to one side. Original stone wall (approx 7ft high) on one side. Stone wall with trellising to the rear.

Notes

Flying freeholds
We understand that parts of the second floor and parts of the ground floor overfly parts of the house next door. We understand that both of these issues are covered by indemnity insurance.

Parking
The owners of the house rent two (tandem) covered parking spaces a short distance from the house from a neighbour. The current arrangement runs until March 2013.

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